Thursday, October 9, 2008

Matthew's Mexican Casserole

(It's lame my mom named this one after my brother, but whatever. It is still pretty darn tasty)

1 lb lean ground beef
1 tsp onion powder (I chop an onion real fine - aprox 1/4 cup or a little less)
1 tsp garlic powder
2 tsp chili powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 16 oz can stewed tomatoes, chopped (I cut these up in the pan)
1 15 oz can ranch style beans, drained
1 egg
1 cup cheddar cheese, grated
1 8 oz carton cottage cheese
4 oz slightly crushed tortilla/corn chips

Brown the beef along with the spices & drain off the liquid.
Add stewed tomatoes (these are usually pretty chunky out of the can & need additional chopping) and drained beans. Allow these to cook together until the tomatoes seem done to your liking.

Mix egg, cheese and cottage together in a bowl.

In a 7 x 11" baking dish, spread half of the meat mixtureTop with all the egg & cheese mixture then sprinkle over this with the crushed chipsCover with remaining meat mixturePlace some whole chips on top and cover with the grated cheese

Microwave on High for 8 Min. - Rotate dish once if your microwave doesn't turn

2 comments:

Bret said...

It's not lame she named it after your brother - but she should have completed the alliteration and called it something like Matthew's Mexican Melange, or Matthew's Mexican Mouth-treat, or something.

Jessica said...

Mouth treat?? Bret.